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By: Toby Guenthner, Logan Sheehan, Emilie Baxter, Emmy Nam • Main causes- Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions • Usually occur in Pacific Ocean in the Ring of Fire • Can travel 16 miles inland • Reaches a height of 1,700 feet • Only a minute of warning for people to evacuate • Travels at 500 mph • Contaminates water source • Floods in city for a long period of time 1. Earthquake in coastal city 2. Water recedes abnormally 3. Roaring noises and sounds 1. 2. 3. 4. Hoei- 2nd largest, 30,000 people killed (1707) Mount Unzen- Megatsunami, killed 15,000 people (1792) Meiji-Sanriku- 22,000 people killed and 9,000 homes demolished (1896) Tohoku, Japan- 9.0 magnitude caused 5,700 people to die (2011) BEFORE AFTER • Killed 19,000 people • Injured 27,000 people • 1,000 children became orphans • Over 53% of the population is in danger of tsunamis at school • $574 Billion dollars lost in Japan Tsunami • Up to 150,000 buildings can be damaged • 23 major cities affected in Japan • Level 7 nuclear meltdown • Tsunami destroyed a power plant causing a nuclear meltdown • 300 tons of radioactive water continues to leak into the Pacific Ocean • Watertight buildings and shelters* • Drainage system for flooding • Giant magical force field • Superglue tectonic plates together • Underwater pressure sensors* • Whale power • Giant vacuum or water bottle *The ideas we actually used • When water recedes, the sensor broadcasts an alert to weather headquarters to get citizens to get in shelter • The decrease in water pressure causes the sensors to respond • Tar • Concrete • Steel Structure • Two story building that provides space for 80,000 people • Steel wall is 1 foot thick • 400 x 200 x 18 • 80,000 square feet on each story • Takes 2 years to construct • Approximately 40 million dollars ($30 million for steel) • Other money went to salaries, tar, and concrete • • • • The front door slides open and then vacuum seals shut Door will not release until the water pressure outside the door lessens No windows to ensure maximum strength Hatch on roof for emergency escape • • • We based ideas off steel safety pod Oxygen provides 3 hours of breathing time Can withstand 6 tons of debris • • • Built wooden frame Tinfoil represents steel Caulk is a substitute for tar • • • Dumped water on prototype to simulate tsunami Weighed the prototype before and after Stayed at 560 grams therefore no water entered • Homeless shelter • Food bank • Community Center • Donation Center (Ex. Blood drive) • • [email protected] (Japan Red Cross) As part of a STEM program in Novato, California, our project was to research and design a solution to a world-wide problem. Natural disasters that can occur around the globe that can cause mass destruction and many deaths so we are trying to assist people on finding safety. Our plan was to build waterproof buildings to protect important technology and save people’s lives. We based our ideas off boats and survival pods; unfortunately, not everyone can afford these protection pods and we wanted to help the citizens who aren’t as lucky. Even though it may seem expensive at first, this building can benefit Japan in multiple ways.